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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003867

Macclesfield Upton Priory & Greenside

Macclesfield Upton Priory & Greenside is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,667 residents in Cheshire East. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Cheshire East
7,667

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,300

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,098.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

73.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

13.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

40.1%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Closest matches elsewhere in England and Wales, across 14 Census themes. Similarity is statistical, not a recommendation, and says nothing about how anywhere feels to live in.

Lichfield West & South, Lichfield10,403 residents · 73.7% owned · 12.2% no carPye Corner & Graig, Newport6,982 residents · 72.9% owned · 13.1% no carShrewsbury Copthorne & Bowbrook, Shropshire10,662 residents · 70.3% owned · 12.8% no carSkircoat Green, Calderdale7,065 residents · 74.8% owned · 18.6% no carWantage Town, Vale of White Horse10,067 residents · 68.6% owned · 15.3% no carSalisbury Bishopsdown, Wiltshire6,868 residents · 68.8% owned · 15.4% no car

Most similar within Cheshire East

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Macclesfield Bollinbrook, Cheshire East7,325 residents · 78.1% owned · 14.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Macclesfield Upton Priory & Greenside

People, households and homes at the stated Census geography. These describe the 2021 population, not the occupants of a particular home.

Tenure

Owned73.2%
2,417 households
Private rented13.9%
459 households
Social rented12.2%
402 households
Shared ownership0.7%
22 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Macclesfield Upton Priory & Greenside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached34.2%
1,128 households
Semi-detached27.9%
921 households
Terraced20.9%
689 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement13.1%
431 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse3.2%
105 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
11 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
5 households
Macclesfield Upton Priory & Greenside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.4%
1,432 households
2 cars or vans in household33.8%
1,114 households
No cars or vans in household13%
430 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.8%
322 households
Macclesfield Upton Priory & Greenside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38.5%
1,272 households
4 or more bedrooms28.5%
939 households
2 bedrooms26.8%
886 households
1 bedroom6.2%
203 households
Macclesfield Upton Priory & Greenside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.6%
2,199 households
One-person household30.3%
1,001 households
Other household types3.1%
101 households
Macclesfield Upton Priory & Greenside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35%
1,155 households
1 person in household30.3%
1,001 households
3 people in household16%
527 households
4 people in household13.4%
443 households
5 people in household4.2%
138 households
6 people in household0.8%
28 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Macclesfield Upton Priory & Greenside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.1%
1,386 residents
15–2915%
1,153 residents
30–4417.6%
1,348 residents
45–6429.3%
2,248 residents
65 and over20%
1,529 residents
Macclesfield Upton Priory & Greenside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.2%
7,144 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3%
227 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.3%
177 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.2%
90 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
28 residents
Macclesfield Upton Priory & Greenside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above40.1%
2,474 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.9%
1,042 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.5%
896 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12.8%
788 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.6%
529 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.5%
278 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
161 residents aged 16 and over
Macclesfield Upton Priory & Greenside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.6%
3,739 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.9%
2,336 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
93 residents aged 16 and over
Macclesfield Upton Priory & Greenside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.9%
1,474 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.3%
1,068 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.7%
844 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.8%
666 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.8%
602 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.6%
531 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.8%
357 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.3%
326 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.8%
299 residents aged 16 and over
Macclesfield Upton Priory & Greenside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.3%
3,937 residents
Good health32.9%
2,521 residents
Fair health11.4%
873 residents
Bad health3.1%
241 residents
Very bad health1.2%
95 residents
Macclesfield Upton Priory & Greenside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.4%
6,319 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.6%
1,348 residents
Macclesfield Upton Priory & Greenside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension55.7%
1,838 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.3%
1,033 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.2%
369 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.8%
58 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Macclesfield Upton Priory & Greenside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Each percentage uses its Census table’s own total. Rounding and source categories can affect totals. ONS Census data · OGL v3.0.

How the similarity is worked out

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Every neighbourhood is described by its shares across the Census themes above — tenure, housing, cars, household make-up, age, ethnic group, qualifications, work, health and deprivation — each theme weighted equally, which is the approach ONS takes in its own Output Area Classification. The neighbourhoods listed are the closest on those numbers, published in full rather than folded into a score. Nothing here measures schools, crime, prices or what a place is like to be in, and a close match is a statistical fact rather than a suggestion to move.

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